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Wage Payment
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Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
The A to Z of the Massachusetts Wage Payment Law
Seyfarth attorney C.J. Eaton published an article in the Winter (2012) edition of the Northeast Human Resources Association's ("NEHRA") Insights magazine. The article "The A to Z of the Massachusetts…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Weekly Payment of Wages and Seeking A Waiver
In my continuing series of posts this summer on recurring issues in employment law, this week I'll address the payment of wages and the question: Can I pay my employees…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Dissatisfied Employees Unable to Recover Penalties from Investors under New York Law
Co-authored by Gregory C. Johnson A New York statute that requires a corporation's largest investors to guarantee employee wage payments does not require such investors to satisfy penalties owed workers…
China Law Blog
Pay Your Wages in China or Go to Jail
The 19th Session of the 11th National People’s Congress last week revised the criminal code to make it a crime for a company to intentionally withhold employee wages. A company…
Employment Class Action Blog
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Putative Wage Payment Class Action
By Greg Mersol
Many states have laws relating to the timing of the payment of wages, frequently requiring that they be paid within a set time period of the time that they are…
California Employment Law Update
Late-Payment Penalty Claim Is Subject To Three-Year Statute Of Limitations
By Tony Oncidi
Pineda v. Bank of America, 50 Cal. 4th 1389 (2010) Although plaintiff Jorge A. Pineda gave two weeks’ notice of his resignation from Bank of America, the bank did not…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
The Basics: Weekly Payment of Wages
Finishing up the summer series of some of the basics of Connecticut employment law, I turn back to a wage & hour topic that comes up much more than you might…
Employment Law Watch
Illinois Cracks Down on Employers Who Fail to Pay Wages or Vacation Pay
By Erin Bailey
A new law will make it much more costly for Illinois employers that fail to pay employees their earned wages, including final compensation such as accrued but unused vacation pay. …
Labor Law Prof Blog
Does Wal-Mart Use of Check Cards for Pay Purposes Violate Wage Payment Laws?
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday:Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest private employer, is eliminating paper payroll checks in the U.S., transferring workers' earnings to a debit card if they…
Employment Law Watch
New Law Forces Employers to Think Twice Before Hiring and Firing Employees in New York
By David L. Weissman, Cindy Schmitt Minniti, Daniel A. Schleifstein
The New York Legislature recently passed a new law that requires greater communication and transparency from employers in the hiring and firing process. Employers who fail to comply risk incurring…